# unul

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #94 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Romanian numeral/pronominal form meaning "one" or "one person/one of them"; often used to refer to an unspecified person or to contrast one item with another.

## Meanings

- **one; one person; one thing** — used when the noun is understood from context or omitted
- **someone; a certain person** — indefinite reference, often with a contrast or emphasis
- **the one; the former** — used in contrasts: unul ... celălalt

## Example sentences

- Dă-mi unul, te rog. — _Give me one, please._
- Unul dintre ei a lipsit de la curs. — _One of them missed class._
- Unul spune adevărul, celălalt minte. — _One tells the truth, the other lies._

## Forms

unul, una, unii, unele, unuia, unora, uneia

## Nearby words by frequency

- [găsi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/g%C4%83si)
- [br](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/br)
- [pleca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pleca)
- [întâmpla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2mpla)
- [plăcea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pl%C4%83cea)
- [singur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/singur)
- [pune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pune)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)
- [cât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2t)
- [auzi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/auzi)
- [lume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.